Garment.



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RYUJ'I SATO, 'F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

GARMENT.

Application filed January 31,1910. Serial No. 541,172.

, To all whom it may concern.'

Beit known th-at I, RYUJI Saro, a subject of the Emperor of Japanfand a resident of the city of Seattle, in the county of King and StateoflVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which the following 1s a specilication.

My invention relates'to wearing apparel, and has for its object the provision of an outer garmentconsisting of waist and skirt sections so united and combined that while insuring 'comfort and security to the wearer,

it presents a neat appearance.

The invention relatesv essentially to the combination of a waist section of a loose or neglige character, with askirt section of the common walking skirt type, the two sections being connected at the waist and so constructed that the garment can be put on as an kordinary house gown, kimono, or the like, and then be fastened by means of improved construction and arrangement, thereby providing a garment, which while primarily adapted as a substitute for ordinary house gowns, can be worn equally well on the street.

Tdfith these objects in view, my' invention resides in the features of construction and arrangements of parts, all as hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed ont in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein like numerals of reference indicate like-parts throughout: Figure l is a perspective cfa garment embodying the features of my invention, and Fig. 2 illustrates the same as in lise.

Referring to-.the drawing by numerals of reference, `.'l-indicates a neglige waist section which is illust-rated as being of the kimono type, and .2 a skirt section, these sections being secured together at the waist` line, as by being sewed, as indicated at 3, and eac-h being open for its entire length at the front to facilitate the positioning and removal thereof, as will be readily under stood. For holding skirt section 2 closed,

free vertical edge portion, the same cooperating with the button hole Hap 5 and being arranged to the side of the front thereof, so that the top button will be positioned for also holding the outer or overlapping closure portion l of section 1 in proper position. v

eference numerals 6 and 7 indicate tie cords, the former being secured to the inner or overlapped part l of sect-ion l and passing through an opening 8 in the rear portion of the garment and thence around to the front where, it is made fast with cord 7, as shown, after the latter has been passed around the waist in the reverse' direction to form a belt. By this arrangement of cord 6, the overlapped part l is held in close fitting relation to the body.

A garment constructed as described, used as a house gown affords the desired degree of comfort', and yet is of such appearance and construction that it can be worn out of doors without the addition of other or covering' garments, as contradistinguished from'the use of ordinary loose house gowns,

this being particularly true of kimonos which, as worn out of doors 4by the Japal provide a vertical row of buttons 4 on one l nese, are covered by skirts of ordinary con- A struction.

Having thus described my invention. whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States of America, is:

fi'garment comprising a neglige waistsection closed at the front by portions thereof arranged in overlapping relation and provided in its rear portion with 'an opening, az tie cord secured to the inner of said portions and normally extending -through ,the opening of said waist section `and thence around 'to the front, a second cord secured to thefront portion of said waist section and normally extending around the same 1n the reverse direction to -saidfirst cord and secured to the free end portion of said first cord, a skirt section secured'to said waist section, said skirt section being open at the fronl'- and having; one 'frm v01-ii nl edge porw hon Secured i0 the outer oli the ovmflappm 'from portions O said mwst Son-T1011; :md

wh the, sud free vertical ef'lge portions of the innu- Of said ox'rlzyppng from pm.'- ions of Suid Wnb; Secion @5150111 413g buyuud {[10 other free Vertical Mg? jojxtimm uf 'Y Skirt section, und securing mmnfsr eng-z. d' 

